Extremal principles with special emphasis on exergy and ascendency - The modern approach in theoretical ecology

Journal of Biological Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-273

  Ray, Santanu ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aquatic Ecosystem; Ascendency; Exergy; Extremal Principles; Goal Function; Model; Orientors; Self Organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646540065     PISSN: 02183390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218339006001817     Document Type: Article

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